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pro⋅claim
[proh-kleym, pruh-]
–verb (used with object)
| 1. | to announce or declare in an official or formal manner: to proclaim war. |
| 2. | to announce or declare in an open or ostentatious way: to proclaim one's opinions. |
| 3. | to indicate or make known publicly or openly. |
| 4. | to extol or praise publicly: Let them proclaim the Lord. |
| 5. | to declare (a territory, district, etc.) subject to particular legal restrictions. |
| 6. | to declare to be an outlaw, evildoer, or the like. |
| 7. | to denounce or prohibit publicly. |
–verb (used without object)
| 8. | to make a proclamation. |
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pro·claim (prō-klām', prə-) tr.v. pro·claimed, pro·claim·ing, pro·claims
[Middle English proclamen, proclaimen (influenced by claimen, to claim), from Old French proclamer, from Latin prōclāmāre : prō-, forward; see pro-1 + clāmāre, to cry out; see kelə-2 in Indo-European roots.] pro·claim'er n., pro·clam'a·to'ry (prō-klām'ə-tôr'ē, -tōr'ē) adj. |
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Proclaim
Pro*claim"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Proclaimed; p. pr. & vb. n. Proclaiming.] [OE. proclamen, L. proclamare; pro before, forward + clamare to call or cry out: cf. F. proclamer. See Claim.]1. To make known by public announcement; to give wide publicity to; to publish abroad; to promulgate; to declare; as, to proclaim war or peace. To proclaim liberty to the captives. --Isa. lxi. 1. For the apparel oft proclaims the man. --Shak. Throughout the host proclaim A solemn council forthwith to be held. --Milton. 2. To outlaw by public proclamation. I heard myself proclaimed. --Shak. Syn: To publish; promulgate; declare; announce. See Announce.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : proclaim
Spanish:
proclamar,
German:
verkünden,
Japanese:
宣言する
proclaim
c.1400, from L. proclamare "cry or call out," from pro- "forth" + clamare "to cry out" (see claim). Proclamation "that which is proclaimed" is recorded from 1415.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: pro·claim
Pronunciation: prO-'klAm
Function: transitive verb
: to declare or declare to be solemnly, officially, or formally <proclaim an amnesty> <proclaim the country a republic>
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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